Sir Alex Ferguson phoned and tried to convince me to join Man Utd – but their transfer plan made me say no

AARON RAMSEY has revealed however Sir Alex Ferguson phoned him to effort and person him to articulation Manchester United.

Cardiff prima Ramsey, 33, appeared arsenic a impermanent connected Sky Sport's Monday Night Football amusement to analyse Nottingham Forest's crippled against Crystal Palace - won 1-0 by the hosts.

But during his quality Ramsey was asked to wide up a rumour astir a run-in with Sky pundit Gary Neville adjacent the commencement of his career.

The midfielder past went connected to explicate however involvement had been shown successful him by some Man Utd and Liverpool, on with telephone calls to Ferguson and Rafael Benitez.

Ramsey said: "No it wasn't Gary [that showed maine astir Man Utd's grooming ground], I deliberation helium was engaged that day. It was the adjunct manager astatine the time."

Presenter David Jones joked that Jamie Carragher was hoping to blasted Neville for the crushed helium ended up not joining the Red Devils, earlier Ramsey explained his decision.

He continued: "No it wasn't main antheral (Ferguson). He was distant but we spoke connected the telephone a fewer times with him trying to person maine to spell there.

"But the archetypal thought was for them to indebtedness maine backmost [to Cardiff] but I wanted to spell connected [fully] then.

"What astir Liverpool? Yeah determination were immoderate discussions with Rafa but astatine the clip they couldn't truly get to that fee.

"I deliberation they could bash thing astir the cardinal oregon 2 people but past I deliberation it went supra that toward the five."

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Ramsey went connected to articulation Arsenal successful 2008, wherever helium would yet enactment up until 2019 having made 369 appearances for them and winning 3 FA Cups.

The Welshman explained however "he felt wanted" by the northbound London nine aft grabbing luncheon with Arsene Wenger.

He added: "I felt similar helium truly wanted me. He was doing the European Championships astatine the clip truthful they flew maine implicit determination and I met him erstwhile helium had a fewer hours disconnected and had luncheon with him.

"Everything astir him and his imaginativeness and plans for me.

"I can't retrieve the ins and outs but helium had a truly elaborate program evidently with the magnitude of young players that helium brought done and had fixed large opportunities to spell connected and beryllium successful.

"That was truly appealing to maine arsenic well. For illustration similar what helium did with [Cesc] Fabregas, brought him successful astatine a precise young property and giving him that accidental truly young arsenic well.

"So I felt truly wanted by Arsenal."

Despite his immense talent, Ramsey's Arsenal vocation would beryllium stunted aboriginal connected by a horrific treble limb interruption that kept him retired of enactment for 9 months.

And aft that helium would proceed to beryllium dogged by injuries.

After leaving Arsenal, Ramsey joined Juventus, winning the Serie A and Italian Cup earlier helium returned to Britain with Rangers connected loan, adding the Scottish Cup to his trophy haul.

Ramsey past joined Nice successful 2022 earlier rejoining boyhood nine Cardiff successful 2023.

He played 13 games successful the Championship for them past play and scoring 3 goals, but suffered a large genu wounded that kept him retired for months.